OVERVIEW Cisco ® Catalyst ® compact switches (Figure 1) Easily extend an intelligent, fully managed Cisco Catalyst switching wired infrastructure, Including end-to-end IP and Borderless Network services, with a single Ethernet cable or fiber from the wiring closet. These attractive, small form-factor Gigabit and Fast Ethernet switches are ideal for connecting multiple devices on the retail sales floor and in classrooms, hotels, and factories and for Extending wireless LAN networks: Wherever space is at a premium and multiple cable runs Could be challenging.